New player advice

[Easy Waters 0]

I am very inexperienced at WoW, never played retail and have made it too level 40 on my Druid when this server launched. 

Once I got to level 40, I have been struggling. I know what zones I should be questing in for the most part, but I am wondering if there are dungeons I need to run for gear upgrades. That said, I am not doing horribly on gear, and as a druid I am not so dependent on my gear. 

So, I am wondering, as an Alliance player, what zones should I invest time in, and which should I avoid? Which dungeons should I try to farm some gear or don't even worry about? I'm also curious as to money making methods, as I sit with 35g, I tried to keep the spending low in hopes for obtaining a mount at 40. I have herb/alch so I may have to farm herbs for mount money. 

[rhonorah 0]

I would make sure you get some questing in Desolace done. You may be a tad high at 40 but picking up all of the quests for mara is a good idea. Doing the same with sunken temple to prep in advance is also something i recommend. The 40-50 grind is the worst questing range in my opinion. 

[Easy Waters 0]

I have done the quests I was able to find in Desolace, that is how I got to 40. Can you explain what the "quests for mara" are? Also, I am unfamiliar with the sunken temple, and what it preps me for. I will probably google these topics however lol. That is really discouraging >.< 

From 1-40 I have a /played of 4d/12h + 5h stuck on level 40. 

Edited January 27, 2018 by Easy Waters
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[nludde 0]

Welcome to vanilla wow.

you can find anything you need with an addon called "questie" and by watching "vanilla guide addon"

some free tips by this old wow player:

1:never exp saturday or sunday if not inside bg/istances(servers are always full of childs gankers , expecially at week end)

2: do not touch booty bay, avoid it as much as you can

3: make istances,is slower to exp but more safe(do you prefer to risk to lvl up faster and be ganked a lot or lvl up slower but survive and drop?)

4: if you not have quests to do, choose a safe place and grind(can be boring but you ll lvl up any weapon, improve your rotations and farm more golds)

5: choose the morning to exp(even if the server is plaiyed by all countries,european morning is always the best time to play..evening is always a nightmare )

font : wow vanilla player since 2004

 

Edited January 28, 2018 by nludde

[Easy Waters 0]

Pretty solid tips. I use Questie and that vanilla guide is a hassle. Anyways I've found a decent grind spot, just gonna get a few levels and hopefully my mount before I move on to quest. But I had forgotten about the Badlands, which is where I currently am finishing up some questing.

[Firkragnaros 0]

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Edited January 29, 2018 by Firkragnaros